Wuqimai and everyone in the hall were stunned again.
But Nianhan couldn't help but sneer: "I didn't know that it's only been three years and the Song people have already become so powerful?"
"Got it!" Lou Shi bowed to Nianhan earnestly. "Marshal, please don't underestimate the enemy."
"Then what do you want to do?" Nianhan suddenly seemed a little annoyed and asked this question before Wuqimai could.
"I asked for permission to go south earlier, with the intention of testing and investigating." Lou Shi continued to speak with his hands clasped, still in that unhurried tone. "And I found several flaws in the Song army..."
"Tell me." The eldest prince Wanyan Woben finally spoke.
Lou Shi immediately raised his voice and spoke eloquently:
"Firstly, the Song army is also divided into east and west armies. The east is the imperial camp, and the west is the rebuilt western army. However, the imperial camp has as many as 200,000 soldiers, and the soldiers are better equipped and have higher morale. However, the western army is a repeatedly defeated army. Although it has improved, its foundation is still extremely poor, and its number is only 40,000 to 50,000..."
"Secondly, at the moment, although the Song army has some strength, it is only some strength. There is no large cavalry, so it can only passively defend. Some places, such as Jingdong and Huaidong, dare not let go. The other troops have limited support distance..."
"Thirdly, the Song army is still good at bows and crossbows, artillery carts, and city defense, but is still weak against cavalry. It is said that they can defend the city but not fight in the field..."
"Therefore, in my opinion, there is no chance of winning the battle east of Shanzhou, but there is still much to be done in Guanxi. If we can unite the eastern and western armies and press westward, sweeping from northern Shanzhou to the south, we may be able to win the battle in Guanxi and annex Shanzhou, and with Shanzhou in our hands..."
"If we have Guanshan in our hands," Yin Shuke, the second most famous general in existence, suddenly interrupted. "It's worth it no matter how many people die, because Guanshan and Jingdong are in our hands, and the Song people will have to abandon the Central Plains even if they have great abilities, and even Bashu will have great potential."
When everyone heard Yin Shuke's words, they had different reactions.
The young ones only thought that since the two famous generals of the existing countries had said so, this move would naturally have great potential, but the older and more resourceful ones were more keenly aware that Yin Shuke's words were similar to Wanyan Xiyin's words before, and they were similar in nature:
Wanyan Xiyin came up and rebuked the other party for resorting to war, which was a tacit acknowledgement that the country was in a serious crisis and that something had to be done; and Yin Shuke came up and directly discussed the feasibility of the military plan, which was also obviously a recognition of the necessity of sending troops first.
In fact, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. With Lou Shi's sudden arrival and his insistence on sending troops and his presentation of some practical reasons, many people have been shaken. But Yin Shuke suddenly expressed his position, and the king Wuqimai, several princes, marshals of the Marshal's Office, and Zhu Bojilie all instinctively felt that troops should be sent.
In fact, it is a national tradition to send troops abroad when there is internal unrest.
Of course, things might be a little abrupt, and everyone might still find it a little difficult to adapt psychologically. Moreover, since troops will be dispatched from both the east and west routes, a new round of "discussions" among the three major factions is inevitable.
However, no matter what, the current situation seems to be moving in the direction that Lou Shi wants.
The reason why I say "seem" is that at this critical moment when almost everyone was tempted, Lou Shi, Yin Shuke and Xi Yin's superior, who was also their de facto political leader, the powerful Marshal Nianhan, suddenly stood up without saying a word, and then, without concealing his anger, he walked away from Wuqimai and Lou Shi, causing an uproar among the people in the hall.
Now that Nianhan is in power, no one can do anything if he is unhappy.
Just like that, Lou Shi's sudden audience with the Shangshu Province in Yanjing ended in a bad mood, and the plan of this Jin general who was going to spend the last days of his life on it was shelved.
But surprisingly, Lou Shi still remained calm enough and showed the demeanor of a general.
At noon that day, the king gave a banquet. After the banquet, Wanyan Loushi declined the invitation of the fourth prince Wushu. He wanted to find Wanyan Xiyin to talk, but Xiyin left early, obviously avoiding Loushi... In desperation, Loushi could only return with his old friend Yin Shuke, but he planned to bring his son to live in the home of this man who had just taken office in Yanjing for a few months.
"Don't blame the Marshal, and don't blame Xi Yin. You came at the wrong time." The two of them had been friends for decades, and naturally had no taboos. So after Wanyan Mouyan blocked the guards from behind, Yin Shuke spoke directly and talked about some taboo topics.
"What are Marshal Du and Xi Yin going to do?" Lou Shi was still calm.
"Xi Yin wants to do something, but the Marshal wants to do something but doesn't want to do anything at the same time. But you guys always have to do something." Yin Shuke said with a smile as if he was telling a tongue twister. "You are not in Yanjing, and you have never been involved in political disputes, so of course you don't know these things... The king wants his son to take over the throne, and the eldest prince and the third prince also have their own ideas. The Marshal transferred me and Xi Yin to Yanjing, hoping to completely suppress the other two families and take this opportunity to control the government. What's the result? After Xi Yin came, he didn't help the Marshal to make plans, but instead thought about reforming the official system and setting up three provinces and six ministries. But the Marshal couldn't stand these things of the Han people the most. Before you came, Xi Yin was driven out of his home by the Marshal, and now both of them are angry. The king is also trying to win over Xi Yin."
"Let's not talk about Xi Yin." Lou Shi finally frowned. "Even if it's the Marshal, I'm not afraid that he will suspect that I have two minds. You know, I come from the Seven Waters, unlike you who are from the royal family, so I can only be by the Marshal's side for the rest of my life. And if we conquer Guanxi this time, won't it also benefit the Western Route Army more? And with the Marshal's intelligence, he will wake up sooner or later after he gets angry... But if he insists on first deciding the position of Anban Bojilie (crown prince) before discussing other things, it will be a bit troublesome."
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